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Karl John

Date of birth: 1905-03-24

Place of birth: Cologne, Germany

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Carl John

Karl John

Biography

Karl John (24 March 1905 – 22 December 1977) was a German film actor who appeared in more than 50 films between 1933 and 1977.

Movie Credits

The Man Between
3.5

The Man Between

1953-10-19

A British woman on a visit to post-war Berlin is caught up in an espionage ring smuggling secrets in

The Devil's General
3.4

The Devil's General

1955-02-23

The adaptation of the eponymous play by Carl Zuckmayer tells the story of renegade general Harras of

The Mysterious Magician
3.4

The Mysterious Magician

1964-08-21

The sister of a famous, but as yet uncaught, criminal named "The Hexer" is murdered. Inspector Higgi

Again the Ringer
3

Again the Ringer

1965-06-04

Arthur Milton aka Der Hexer (The Magician/Ringer) must return to London after his calling card was l

Sabine
0

Sabine

1974-10-10

This German educational film about sexually transmitted diseases, through a mixture of medical image

Sorcerer
3.7

Sorcerer

1977-06-24

Four men from different parts of the globe, all hiding from their pasts in the same remote South Ame

Stalingrad: Dogs, Do You Want to Live Forever?
3.5

Stalingrad: Dogs, Do You Want to Live Forever?

1959-04-07

In the winter of 1943, against the background of battle scenes, a young German Lieutenant who increa

The Lost One
3.4

The Lost One

1951-09-07

A German scientist murders his fiancée during World War II when he learns that she has been selling

Sacred Waters
2.9

Sacred Waters

1960-12-23

Water is a scarce and sometimes dangerous resource in the Swiss Mountain Village. Anytime the wooden

In Those Days
3.3

In Those Days

1947-06-13

A car tells its story and the story of its seven owners during the years of the Third Reich.

This Time it Must Be Caviar
3

This Time it Must Be Caviar

1961-12-01

Thomas Lieven is a German secret agent trying to leave that profession, to live a peaceful life. Adv

Andreas Schlüter
2.8

Andreas Schlüter

1942-09-11

Historical drama portraying the life of German baroque architect Andreas Schlüter.

Fabrik der Offiziere
5

Fabrik der Offiziere

1960-12-29

An army war school during the WWII: first Lieutenant Krafft has a strong sense of justice. This has

The Laugh Doctor
3.5

The Laugh Doctor

1937-11-10

Because the soulful county doctor in a small spa town in the mountains has interfered with the busin

Two in a Big City
2.9

Two in a Big City

1942-01-23

A German soldier on leave in Berlin goes looking for his pen pal who he has never met called Gisela.

Über alles in der Welt
2.5

Über alles in der Welt

1941-03-21

Nazi propaganda film chronicling the plight of Germans caught by the outbreak of war in 1939 and the

Die gute Sieben
0

Die gute Sieben

1959-05-08

When the Cock Crows
0

When the Cock Crows

1936-03-23

Early morning romantic excursions in a North German village under the thumb of a crusty old mayor.

Detective Story
1.5

Detective Story

1963-04-28

Love '47
3.5

Love '47

1949-11-25

A young man and woman meet on a bridge, both about to commit suicide by jumping into the river, and

Der Weg ins Freie
2.5

Der Weg ins Freie

1941-05-06

In Vienna, during the 1848 Revolution, opera singer Antonia Corvelli marries Detlev von Blossin, a r

Wenn der junge Wein blüht
0

Wenn der junge Wein blüht

1967-01-21

Furlough on Word of Honor
0

Furlough on Word of Honor

1955-12-30

Operation Michael
2.8

Operation Michael

1937-09-06

During the Great War, German soldiers are persuaded to die heroically in order to take a French vill

Möwen über Sorrent
0

Möwen über Sorrent

1956-09-12

Stukas
2.5

Stukas

1941-06-27

This Nazi propaganda film details the exploits of a group of German Luftwaffe pilots flying Stukas--

Schiff ohne Hafen
0

Schiff ohne Hafen

1956-04-28

Kora Terry
2.6

Kora Terry

1940-11-27

When Bartos, the director of the Odeon variety theater, cancels an artist at short notice, he hires

Schatten der Helden
0

Schatten der Helden

1960-04-27

Die unvollkommene Liebe
0

Die unvollkommene Liebe

1940-10-17

2 x Adam, 1 x Eva
0

2 x Adam, 1 x Eva

1959-10-01

The Last Night
0

The Last Night

1949-02-11

Set in German-occupied France in 1944 where a female resistance operative and a German army officer

Der spanische Bürgerkrieg
0

Der spanische Bürgerkrieg

1969-01-08

Hinter diesen Mauern
0

Hinter diesen Mauern

1966-12-21

My Life for Ireland
3.1

My Life for Ireland

1941-01-02

A Nazi propaganda movie from 1941 directed by Max W. Kimmich, covering a story of Irish heroism and

U-Boat, Course West!
3.3

U-Boat, Course West!

1941-05-09

This Nazi propaganda film follows the exploits of a German submarine as it prowls the North Atlantic

Das heilige Experiment
0

Das heilige Experiment

1955-05-30

No Way Back
3.5

No Way Back

1953-11-06

A Russian army officer is haunted by the memory of a girl he met during the war.

So war Mama
0

So war Mama

1969-03-22

Die Flucht nach Holland
0

Die Flucht nach Holland

1967-12-22

Oberst Wennerström
0

Oberst Wennerström

1965-10-25

Swedish military attaché Stig Wennerström comes into contact with the US secret service at a party.

Melody of a Great City
3.9

Melody of a Great City

1943-10-04

A young woman moves to Berlin to work as a press photographer.

The Longest Day
3.8

The Longest Day

1962-09-25

The retelling of June 6, 1944, from the perspectives of the Germans, US, British, Canadians, and the

Dandelions
2.1

Dandelions

1974-10-11

Rick (Rutger Hauer), a disaffected sailor turned hard drinking womanizer, returns home from six mont

Land
0

Land

1972-01-26

Jeden die Seine
0

Jeden die Seine

1954-05-27

Hoffnung ist ein Ding mit Federn
0

Hoffnung ist ein Ding mit Federn

1961-06-08

Fahrt ins Leben
2.5

Fahrt ins Leben

1940-04-29

Smuggler's Ball
2.4

Smuggler's Ball

1952-06-08

Smuggler's Ball is the English-language title for this French-Belgian seriocomedy. The action takes

Entführung
0

Entführung

1976-01-01

Hermann und Dorothea
0

Hermann und Dorothea

1961-06-25

Peenemünde
0

Peenemünde

1970-08-11

Madame Sans-Gêne
0

Madame Sans-Gêne

1960-12-18

Bal paré
2.5

Bal paré

1940-05-22

At the turn of the century in Munich, a ballerina accepts the sponsorship of an older industrialist

Verbotenes Land
0

Verbotenes Land

1967-01-15

Unser Mittwochabend
0

Unser Mittwochabend

1948-11-23

White Slaves
0.5

White Slaves

1937-01-05

Russia, 1917. Revolution is in the air. The Sevastopol anchors In Saint Petersburg. The sailors are

The White Demon
0

The White Demon

1932-11-19

When Albers takes his drug-addicted opera star sister Gerda to a sanitarium, they both become target

Kind, ich freu' mich auf Dein Kommen
0

Kind, ich freu' mich auf Dein Kommen

1933-06-25